Exit, Pursued By History
How Bush treated Clinton and how Obama should handle Bush.
On the face of it, Obama might have less incentive to knock his predecessor off his presidential pedestal. Clinton ended his term with approval ratings in the sixties; even after Marc Rich outrage hardened into a season of Clinton fatigue, the public could compartmentalize tawdry behavior from competent presidential management. Bush, by contrast, is Mephistophelian in his unpopularity. Could some leaked post-inauguration allegation about his leaving the ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
While I hope Obama & co. conduct theirselfs with class while moving into the White House, I agree with the author, never hesitate to blame Bush when you can, after all, is it his at his doorstep, and always will be.